We are delighted to confirm that postgraduate researcher Elsie Unsworth will be speaking about her research at the International Postgraduate Conference on Irish Studies in Prague this September. The theme of the conference will be ‘Voices from the Margins: Ireland Seen and Unseen’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsie is undertaking research on contemporary Irish folklore and the ways that folkloric storytelling speaks to community and identity, including recent literary approaches to folklore that reflect subaltern and marginalised experiences. Elsie’s paper is entitled ‘\u201cCrowning Glory\u201d: embodiment, intersectionality and tradition in Rosaleen McDonagh\u2019s\u00a0Unsettled\u00a0<\/em>(Skein Press, 2021)’ and the abstract is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n